Re: Truth

: who/what/where was the phrase "to tell the truth" coined?...i'm
curious...i have to wirte a paper on what the truth is and well..that's
part of what I could use... I haven't been able to find it anywhere
so far..maybe you guys could help...

There was an old game show (in the 50s??) called "To Tell the Truth."
Then, of course, there's the courtroom oath. Someone else on Phrase
Finder can probably add more complete details.

I can contribute the origin of the phrase "naked truth." "According
to an old Roman fable, when Truth went swimming in the river, Falsehood
stole Truth's clothes. Truth went naked rather than put on the clothes
Falsehood had left behind. Such is the origin of 'nuda veritas'
or the 'naked truth,' which can be traced back as far as the writings
of Homer." From the "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by
Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).